Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
2011: Turks that may take over from Yar’Adua as PDP endorses north for next four years
The North West is of the view that it must complete its eight year tenure since Yar’adua’s Predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from Ogun, South West completed the stipulated eight year. Other states in the North West like Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa are said to be interested in the position.
Jonathan shuts out Abbe, Aliero at PAC inauguration
DESPITE the 15 minutes delay in the 10:00 am scheduled take-off time, two key minders of President Umaru Yar’Adua political interest, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Godwin Abbe and that of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Alhaji Adamu Aleiro, today arrived late to Aso Rock for the inauguration of the 25-man Presidential Advisory Council; and they were shut out.
Yar’Adua survives Ministers’ axe
THE much expected declaration by members of the Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, that ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua is unfit to continue in office did not take place afterall.
Yar’Adua leaves ambulance for residence
Vanguard can now confirm that ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua has been moved from the ambulance from where he was clinically isolated since his sudden arrival last Wednesday, into the Presidential Wing of Aso Villa.
YAR’ADUA: Rowdy session as Reps back Akunyili’s utterances
The House of Representatives Tuesday voted out a motion seeking to condemn recent utterances in the mass media attributed to the Minister of Information and Communication, Prof, Dora Akunyili, to mean that the Green Chamber saw nothing wrong with her condemnation of a cabal, which she had kept saying, was lying about the health of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Jonathan gets cracking
ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, rose to the challenges ahead of him when he approved the constitutions of a 26-man Presidential Advisory Council on critical areas of development, which is headed by former Minister of Defence, Lt Gen. Theophilus Danjuma and another one on Project Assessment Committee. Not only that, Jonathan also reconstituted the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC monitoring team.
Jonathan to start sweeping changes
ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan is set to swing into action this week with the exercise of full presidential powers.
I’m fed up with lies about Yar’Adua – Dora Akunyili’s latest bombshell
Information Minister, Professor Dora Akunyili has dropped another bombshell saying she is fed up with the “lies†told by some presidential aides about the health of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Eagles job : Why NFA named Lagerback over Metsu
After weeks of speculation, naming dropping and confused search for the successor of Shaibu Amodu as coach of the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Association, NFA late Friday night named Lars Lagerback as the new helmsman for the team.
Yar’Adua: We’ll never contemplate coup or carry out security breach – Army
Chief of Army staff, Lt. General Abdurahman Bello Dambazau said, yesterday, that the Nigerian Army under his leadership would never contemplate any coup plot or security breach in the country as it is absolutely unnecessary . He disowned a statement credited to AC that he, Chief of Army Staff, is only loyal to President Yar’ Ãdua, saying the party was trying to put words in his mouth .
